Pwer out MID HATCH! HELP!!!!

[sangel4you]

oh no everyone!!! All of my eggs pipped, 6 are out, and my power is out!!! Help I need suggestions! I havr hand warmers sitting on top of the eggs, and a big hand warmer for them all to lay on! Temp is down to 78 and humidity jumped to 82! :-( I also have blankets around the bator...it must have been out for close to an hour before I woke up...

 

[sangel4you]

PPL says at least another hr... I dont want to lose my babies nor do I want my pips to die!!!

 

[hollyandty]

If I were in your situation I would start my car and move myself and the eggs/hatched into the car with the heater on full blast. Or I would put them under my shirt. Do you have a battery backup for the computer? Or a power converter for the car to go from AC to DC?
Just some thoughts.
Good luck.

 

[ripley]

you could try hot water bottles put 1 in the bottom of bator but wrap the one for the babbies in a towel so they dont get burnes

 

[deerman]

i had that happen to me I use a candle in the incubator to get the heat back tp 98 degree. see if i can post link to the post

 

[deerman]

think post #22 was when power when out still had a great hatch with candle power. power was off for days!!!!!


https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=85186&p=1

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

Considering you have a gas water heater.....

Find some plastic bottles that are small enough to fit in your incubator. Something like a sports water bottle or the like. Fill it with water that is as hot as you can get it. Cover the bottle with a sock or other thin but breathable material. Put the bottles in the incubator and wrap the entire thing with a blanket.

 

[Cornychick]

Oh no!!!! I am praying for you guys! Sounds like some really good suggestions from the other posters.

 

[write2caroline]

I can't help but I can pray - so I will
Keep us posted!
Caroline

 

[amyparrotflock]

If you have a ten gallon aquarium and hot water, alternatively you could float a smaller 5 gallon aquarium in there, insulate the glass (blankets/towels) to help keep the heat up. I would NOT reccomend putting water in the bator out of personal experience with parrots- I would soak a sponge/rag just to make sure that I don't find a chick in the water (possibly dead)

alternatively, a hot water bottle may help as well